Glasgow Museums

Glasgow is home to a world-class collection of museums, covering a wide range of subjects from art and history to science and technology.

About Glasgow Museums

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Whether you want to find out more about an artist, come with your class to see how we used to live, see the latest in contemporary art, or simply meet a friend for coffee, there is a museum for you!

Admission to all Glasgow Life museums is free, most have café facilities and a shop, and they warmly welcome children. A small entry charge may apply to some temporary exhibitions. The National Trust for Scotland manages Pollok House on behalf of Glasgow City Council and charges apply during summer months.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: This is Glasgow's most popular museum, with a collection of over 8,000 works of art from around the world. Explore the 22 galleries and discover everything from art to animals, Ancient Egypt to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and so much more.

Riverside Museum: This museum tells the story of Glasgow's shipbuilding and maritime history. It has a collection of over 2,000 exhibits, including ships, boats, and marine engines. Visitors can also learn about the history of shipbuilding in Glasgow and Scotland.

The Burrell Collection: This is one of the finest art collections in the world, with over 8,000 works of art from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Highlights include paintings by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Monet; sculptures by Rodin and Michelangelo; and decorative arts from China and Japan.

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA): This museum is dedicated to modern and contemporary art. It has a collection of over 5,000 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, and installations. Visitors can also see temporary exhibitions of new and emerging artists.

People's Palace and Winter Gardens: This museum tells the story of Glasgow's working class history. It has a collection of over 50,000 objects, including furniture, clothing, and household goods. Visitors can also see the Winter Gardens, a beautiful Victorian glasshouse with over 2,000 plants.

Provand's Lordship: This is a 15th century merchant's house, one of the oldest buildings in Glasgow. It has been restored to its original condition and now tells the story of life in Glasgow in the 15th century.

Scotland Street School Museum: This is a former school that has been converted into a museum. It tells the story of education in Glasgow from the 19th century to the present day.

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art: This museum tells the story of religion in Glasgow from the early Middle Ages to the present day. It has a collection of over 2,000 objects, including religious artifacts, paintings, and sculptures.

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre: Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is the store for the museums' collections when they are not on display across Glasgow Life's museums.

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Upcoming Events at Glasgow Museums

Exhibitions

No More Sheep: Margot Sandeman on Arran

25th June 2024 - 1st June 2025

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow West End

A new display focusing on the Arran artwork of Scottish artist and Glasgow School of Art graduate Margot Sandeman is now open in the Fragile Art gallery in Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

Mimesis: African Soldier

26th October 2024 - 31st August 2025

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow City Centre

GoMA's next main gallery exhibition is Sir John Akomfrah's Mimesis: African Soldier, a film installation which will be shown across three screens.

Family and Kids

Discover! Weekend Sessions

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 28th December 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Join The Burrell Collection each weekend for a free drop in family session where you can get hands on and find out more about the collection through crafts, music and object handling!

Talks and Lectures

Burrell Bites

Selected dates between 8th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from the Burrell Collection each week, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!

Family and Kids

Sci Fi Galactic Adventures - Mini Figure Trail

11th January 2025 - 6th April 2025

Riverside Museum, Glasgow West End

Get ready for a mission at Riverside Museum that's fun for all the family! Come and discover our Sci Fi Galactic Adventures Figure Trail. Do or do not. There is no try!

Family and Kids

Saturday Art Club

Selected dates between 11th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow City Centre

The Gallery of Modern Art holds a regular, drop in, Saturday Morning Art Club for 5 to 12 year olds!

Exhibitions

Sci Fi Galactic Adventures

11th January 2025 - 6th April 2025

Riverside Museum, Glasgow West End

Step into a galaxy far, far away with Sci Fi Galactic Adventures, an immersive exhibition at Riverside Museum, that brings the magic of the world's favourite space saga to life!

Music

Kelvingrove Organ Recitals

13th January 2025 - 21st December 2025

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow West End

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum holds delightful daily recitals by eminent local organists and visiting players!

Health and Wellbeing

Andy’s Man Club at Kelvin Hall

Selected dates between 13th January 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Andy's Man Club meets every Monday at 7pm in the Activity Space at Kelvin Hall... come along for a brew, a biscuit and a chat.

Tour

Behind The Scenes Tour of GMRC

Selected dates between 15th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow South Side

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is home to over a million treasures, come and see for yourself on one of their regular Behind the Scenes Tours!

Tour

Kelvin Hall Building Tour

Selected dates between 18th January 2025 - 13th December 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Join the volunteer tour guides for a free 45 minute tour of Kelvin Hall and take a peek behind the scenes in Glasgow Museums' store!

Tour

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre Specialist Tours

Selected dates between 21st January 2025 - 4th November 2025

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow South Side

Throughout the year Glasgow Museums Resource Centre holds Specialist Tours where you can join the curators for an in depth look at the collections!

Tour

LGBT+ Tours at The Burrell Collection

Selected dates between 21st January 2025 - 25th April 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Join curators at The Burrell Collection on a journey through the galleries uncovering hidden LGBTQ+ histories from their collection!

Health and Wellbeing

Coffee and Culture

Selected dates between 21st January 2025 - 1st April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Coffee and Culture is a free, friendly museum programme which provides an opportunity to meet people, view museum objects, watch archive film footage and access support in a welcoming setting.

Family and Kids

Art For Baby

Selected dates between 23rd January 2025 - 26th June 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Art for Baby is a fun informal workshop that offers a space for rest and wellbeing in the Burrell Collection for parents, carers and babies.

Family and Kids

Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects

Selected dates between 25th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow West End

Kelvingrove's Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects weekly sessions offer free hands-on fun designed for families with children!

Workshops

Sculpture and Sketch at The Burrell Collection

Selected dates between 15th February 2025 - 12th April 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Join The Burrell Collection for an informal sketching session in the gallery focused on the amazing sculpture collection. It’s free, materials are provided and there is no need to book!

Talks and Lectures

Kelvingrove Bites

Selected dates between 21st February 2025 - 11th April 2025

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow West End

Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!

Tour

Themed Tours at The Burrell Collection

Selected dates between 14th March 2025 - 29th March 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Join the Burrell Collection's expert Volunteer Guides as they take you on a journey through the collection with free themed weekly tours.

Exhibitions

Ciara Phillips - Undoing it

22nd March 2025 - 26th October 2025

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow City Centre

Undoing It at the Gallery of Modern Art is a new solo exhibition by Canadian/Irish artist Ciara Phillips, of woodcuts, etchings and screen-prints.

History

Weekday Wonders: Kelvin Hall Handling Kit

25th March 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Learn more about Kelvin Hall's history through the objects in Glasgow's Museums' handling kit!

Glasgow 850

Twilight Tour: Signed, sealed, delivered - Glasgow 850 in seals

26th March 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Join Glasgow Life Museum's Curator Tony Lewis to explore the store at Kelvin Hall to view and touch a collections of Victorian copies of medieval seals recording Scottish and Glaswegian history.

Exhibitions

GoMA Late: An Evening Inspired By John Akomfrah

28th March 2025

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow City Centre

Join the Gallery of Modern Art for a unique after-hours event focused on the incredible work of John Akomfrah, whose film Mimesis: African Soldier is screening in their Main Gallery.

Talks and Lectures

Introducing Stained Glass - Book Launch & Talk

28th March 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Join The Burrell Collection for the launch of their latest publication Introducing Stained Glass with a FREE public talk from author Edward Johnson, Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Art.

Family and Kids

Student Takeover: Family Fun

29th March 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

You can expect some free, fun family workshops and activities all themed around the Glasgow 850 celebrations at Glasgow Museums' Kelvin Hall Student Takeover event!

Family and Kids

Festival of Fire

5th April 2025 - 6th April 2025

Riverside Museum, Glasgow West End

The Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service return to Riverside Museum with their Festival of Fire on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April!

Talks and Lectures

Hidden Histories Tours

Selected dates between 7th April 2025 - 2nd June 2025

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow South Side

Curators at The Burrell Collection hold monthly Hidden Histories Tours exploring different aspects of the museum's magnificent collection!

Family and Kids

Family Workshop: Printing 850

8th April 2025 - 9th April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Celebrate Glasgow's 850th birthday by printing your own designs of iconic Glaswegian symbols at Kelvin Hall during the Spring Holidays!

Arts and Crafts

Briar Rose Family Crafting

Selected dates between 8th April 2025 - 17th April 2025

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow West End

Come along to Kelvingrove Museum over the school holidays and discover more about our Briar Rose triptych painting by Walter Crane, then create your own artwork to take home!

Arts and Crafts

Spring and May Holiday Activities at GoMA

Selected dates between 9th April 2025 - 23rd May 2025

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow City Centre

Inspired by their new show 'Undoing it' by artist Ciara Phillips, join the team at GoMA and experiment with different printing techniques.

Tour

Specialist Tour - Gifts to Glasgow from the Land of the Rising Sun

15th April 2025

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow South Side

Join Curator Dr Yupin Chung for a special tour at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre looking at items from Glasgow Museum's exquisite Japanese collections.

Family and Kids

Family Workshop: Cinema

15th April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Join the Glasgow Life Museums Learning team and get hands on with our collections relating to early film and cinema in this practical family workshop at Kelvin Hall!

Family and Kids

Family Workshop: Music

16th April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Join the Glasgow Life Museums Learning Team for a music themed workshop, discover and be inspired by the music collections in this practical and fun workshop at Kelvin Hall!

Family and Kids

Soft Play Easter Party

20th April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Join in an exciting hunt to find the missing eggs, play party games and show some-bunny your best dance moves at Kelvin Hall's Soft Play Easter Party!

Tour

Twilight Tour: Three Lost Buildings of Glasgow

30th April 2025

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End

Hunterian curator Joseph Sharples will lead a Twilight Tour of a new Hunterian display in the Kelvin Hall Avenue, looking at three demolished Glasgow buildings and how we remember them.

Gallery of Modern Art

Gallery of Modern Art Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow City Centre G1 3AH

Situated in the heart of the city, GoMA is Scotland's most visited modern art gallery displaying work that highlights the interests, influences and working methods of artists from around the world!

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

200 Woodhead Road, Glasgow South Side G53 7NN

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is a purpose-built store for Glasgow Museums' collections when they're not on display in the venues.

Kelvin Hall

1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8AW

Kelvin Hall stands on the banks of the River Kelvin opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in the West End of Glasgow.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8AG

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of both Glasgow's and Scotland's most popular free attractions boasting an extensive collection of over 8000 objects displayed across 22 themed galleries!

Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens

People's Palace and Winter Gardens Glasgow Green, Glasgow City Centre G40 1AT

The People’s Palace, set in historic Glasgow Green, tells the story of the people and city of Glasgow from 1750 to the end of the 20th century.

Provands Lordship

3 Castle Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 0RB

Step back in time and discover Glasgow's unique history with a visit to the oldest house in the city... The Provand's Lordship!

Riverside Museum

100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow West End G3 8RS

Visit the Riverside Museum for FREE and experience the wonder of Glasgow's industrial heritage in this striking building designed by internationally renowned architect Zaha Hadid.

Scotland Street School Museum

225 Scotland Street, Glasgow South Side G5 8QB

Scotland Street School Museum was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and offers a fascinating glimpse into schooldays of the past.

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art

2 Castle Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 0RH

The award-winning St Mungo Museum is a haven of tranquillity in a bustling city. This museum is named after Glasgow's patron saint, who brought the Christian faith to Scotland in the 6th century.

The Burrell Collection

2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side G43 1AT

Housed in its purpose-built home surrounded by beautiful parkland, The Burrell Collections is ranked amongst the most significant civic museum collections in the UK!

Art Galleries

New Glasgow Society

1307 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8TL

The New Glasgow Society (NGS) is a civic society promoting, protecting and raising interest in the City of Glasgow, through campaigning, discussion, projects, talks and exhibitions.

Art Galleries

Kelvin Hall

1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8AW

Kelvin Hall stands on the banks of the River Kelvin opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in the West End of Glasgow.

Art Galleries

artpistol

11 James Morrison Street, Glasgow East End G1 5PE

artpistol was established in 2011 to represent and champion the best emerging and underknown artists in Scotland.

Art Galleries

Scotia Gallery

7 - 9 Derby Street, Glasgow West End G3 7TJ

Working with Glasgow based curation team Violet & Green, Scotia Gallery provides a unique, professional platform for artists of all disciplines.

Art Galleries

Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery

Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery Dumbarton Road, Clydebank G81 1UE

Clydebank Museum opened in 1980 in Clydebank Town Hall. It was originally operated by volunteers drawn from the local communities that had lobbied for...

Art Galleries

Trongate 103

103 Trongate, Glasgow City Centre G1 5HD

Trongate 103 is a centre for the arts and creativity based in Glasgow's merchant city.

Art Galleries

Tramway

25 Albert Drive, Glasgow South Side G41 2PE

Tramway is an international art-space that commissions, produces and presents contemporary arts projects.

Art Galleries

Glasgow Sculpture Studio

The Whisky Bond Dawson Road, Glasgow North G4 9SS

Glasgow Sculpture Studios was established in June 1988 and is a unique centre for research, production, presentation and the dissemination of contemporary sculptural practices.

Art Galleries

Art Space G41

Unit 11, 124 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow South Side G41 3NN

Art Space G41 is a creative space in the southside of Glasgow, running classes and workshops and providing creative workspace for local artists!

Art Galleries

The Lighthouse

11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow City Centre G1 3NU

The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture, is a visitor centre, exhibition space and events venue situated in the heart of Glasgow, just off the Style Mile.

Art Galleries

Gallery of Modern Art

Gallery of Modern Art Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow City Centre G1 3AH

Situated in the heart of the city, GoMA is Scotland's most visited modern art gallery displaying work that highlights the interests, influences and working methods of artists from around the world!

Art Galleries